US withdraws from Iraq after failing counter-terrorism mission — expert

AI Summary

An expert says the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq leaves the country vulnerable to renewed civil conflict after the counter-terrorism mission failed. He also points to growing Kurdish demands for autonomy and independence.

By leaving Iraq, the Americans are abandoning a country on the brink of a new civil war, with the Kurds increasingly asserting their autonomy and independence, Alexander Kharchenko said